Beware the 'patent death-squad'

Stricter US IP regulations could spread further, says expert.
 
Nathan Smith discusses the 'patent death squad' on NBR Radio and on-demand on MyNBR Radio.

Nathan Smith
Thu, 07 May 2015

Intellectual property is going through some rough patches overseas and it will pay to keep an eye out for how those changes might affect New Zealand business.

In the US, the laws for patent regulation have undergone radical changes in the past 18 months, seriously weakening patents both there and

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